133 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA Data via plota.co.uk

08/26/00051 - Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev Approved
Change of use

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed... change of use use from a dwelling house (C3) to a 6No. bedroom (C4) HMO, loft conversion & internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Approved
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
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Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Bridgwater built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £108,000 in December 2017. Terraced house, freehold.

19 December 2017£108,000
14 July 2000£42,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Other new applications on this street

11 Jun 2026Pending

139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA

Erection of 2No. two storey buildings to form 8No. flats.

08/26/00033
21 Aug 2026Pending

CROWN INN, 96 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5HZ

Change of use and conversion of The Crown Inn to form a 14No. person house in mu...

08/26/00068

Nearby new applications

22 Sept 2026Pending

12 Merle Close, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5LS

Erection of a single storey side extension

08/26/00083
26 Aug 2026Pending

6-8 Monmouth Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5EJ

Erection of 1no. 3840 x 2880mm internally illuminated LED advertising sign.

08/26/00069
21 Aug 2026Pending

CROWN INN, 96 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5HZ

Change of use and conversion of The Crown Inn to form a 14No. person house in mu...

08/26/00068
21 Jul 2026Approved

Bridgwater Community Hospital, Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AH

Change of use of gatehouse (Use Class E(e)) to dedicated bat mitigation building...

08/26/00061
21 Jul 2026Approved

Bridgwater Community Hospital, Salmon Parade, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5AH

Change of use of gatehouse (Use Class E(e)) to dedicated bat mitigation building...

08/26/00062
10 Jul 2026Refused

47 Cranleigh Gardens, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5JS

Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed occupation of existing six-bedroom HM...

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Important details

Council
Sedgemoor
Application type
Cert. of Lawfulness for Proposed Use/Dev
Postcode
TA6 5JA
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Parish
Bridgwater
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 8 days from validation, 45 days faster than Sedgemoor's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 81% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
91decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sedgemoor in the last twelve months, from validation. Sedgemoor decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
5 Jun 2026
Comments by
9 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Land to the rear of, St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6
Outline application with all matters reserved, for the erection of 6No. dwellinghouses.
08/25/00171
2025 Approved
Land to the rear of, St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6
Outline application with all matters reserved, for the erection of 6No. dwellinghouses.
08/25/00171
2025 Approved
139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA
Change of use fromUse Class E(c)(ii) (Commercial, business and services) to HMO Use Class…
08/25/00020
2025 Approved
139 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JA
Change of use fromUse Class E(c)(ii) (Commercial, business and services) to HMO Use Class…
08/25/00020
2024 Approved
Electronic Telecommunications Apparatus Adjacent to, Oxford Terrace, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5JG
Notice of intent to install a 1 x 9m light pole. Ref: OGEA75987027
08/24/00045
2024 Approved
Electronic Telecommunications Apparatus Adjacent to, Oxford Terrace, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5JG
Notice of intent to install a 1 x 9m light pole. Ref: OGEA75987027
08/24/00045
2022 Approved
Electronic Telecommunication Apparatus Outside, 136A, St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6
Notice of intent to install 1no. 10m medium pole at the above location.
08/22/00227
2022 Approved
Electronic Telecommunication Apparatus Outside, 136A, St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6
Notice of intent to install 1no. 10m medium pole at the above location.
08/22/00227
2022 Approved
Electronic Telecommunication Apparatus at Land Opposite, 1, All Saints Terrace, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6
Notice of intent to install a 12M medium pole at the above address. Ref.: WDKNMG1P.
08/22/00183
2022 Approved
Electronic Telecommunication Apparatus at Land Opposite, 1, All Saints Terrace, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6
Notice of intent to install a 12M medium pole at the above address. Ref.: WDKNMG1P.
08/22/00183
2022 Approved
Electronic Telecommunications Apparatus at, Oxford Terrace &, St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6
Intent to install fixed line broadband (x4 10m wooden poles) at the above addresses. Ref…
08/22/00180
2022 Approved
Electronic Telecommunications Apparatus at, Oxford Terrace &, St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6
Intent to install fixed line broadband (x4 10m wooden poles) at the above addresses. Ref…
08/22/00180
2022 Approved
Electronic Communications Apparatus on land fronting, 134, St John Street, Bridgwater
Notice of intent to install fixed line broadband electronics communication apparatus (ref…
08/22/00162
2022 Approved
Electronic Communications Apparatus on land fronting, 134, St John Street, Bridgwater
Notice of intent to install fixed line broadband electronics communication apparatus (ref…
08/22/00162
2022
Electronic Communications Apparatus on the triangle, outside 148, St John Street, Bridgwater
Notice of intent to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus (BNU…
08/22/00163
2022
Electronic Communications Apparatus on the triangle, outside 148, St John Street, Bridgwater
Notice of intent to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus (BNU…
08/22/00163
2022 Approved
Electronic Communications Apparatus at, land to the north of, All Saints Terrace, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6
Notice of intent to install fixed broadband electronic communications apparatus on the gr…
08/22/00159
2022 Approved
Electronic Communications Apparatus at, land to the north of, All Saints Terrace, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6
Notice of intent to install fixed broadband electronic communications apparatus on the gr…
08/22/00159
2022 Approved
Electronic Communications Apparatus adjacent to, St John Street roundabout, St John Street, Bridgwater
Notice of intent to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus (ref…
08/22/00160
2022 Approved
Electronic Communications Apparatus adjacent to, St John Street roundabout, St John Street, Bridgwater
Notice of intent to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus (ref…
08/22/00160
2020 Refused
120 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5JE
Removal of existing freestanding advertising billboard and erection of 1no. illuminated h…
08/20/00054
2019 Approved
Electronic Telecommunications Apparatus, Edward Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6
Notice of intent to install 1no. DSLAM equipment cabinet.
08/19/00224
2019 Approved
Electronic Telecommunications Apparatus, Edward Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6
Notice of intent to install 1no. DSLAM equipment cabinet.
08/19/00224
2018 Withdrawn
110 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5HZ
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear elevation.
08/18/00061
2018 Withdrawn
110 St John Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5HZ
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear elevation.
08/18/00061

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